Sentences and Paragraphs

SENTENCE SENSE.pdf

Fragments.ppt

Paragraph Structure.ppt

Passive Voice

Passive voice is a common error in formal writing. This video explanation, with visual and vocal examples, explains passive voice and how you can fix it in your writing.

When to leave out "that"

This common question is answered by Grammar Girl.

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Nouns

Nouns.ppt

Schoolhouse Rock--Nouns

Pronouns.ppt

Schoolhouse Rock--Pronouns

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Verbs

Subject-Verb Agreement.ppt

Verb Tense.ppt

Schoolhouse Rock--Verbs

Split Infinitives

This is a link to the overall belief on using split-infinitives in your work as answered by Grammar Girl.

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Shifts and Parallelism

SHIFTS and Parallelism.pdf
Shifts.ppt
Parallelism.ppt
Parallel Construction
This Grammar Girl podcast helps writers identify faulty construction in sentences.

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Other Parts of Speech--The Color to your words!
Adjectives and Adverbs.ppt
Schoolhouse Rock--Adjectives
Schoolhouse Rock--Adverbs
Schoolhouse Rock--Prepositions
Schoolhouse Rock--Conjunctions
Schoolhouse Rock--Interjections

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The Elements of Punctuation

Commas.ppt
Run-Ons and Comma Splices.ppt
Apostrophes.ppt


Quotation Marks.ppt